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1M w- Page Two ECAUSE we value*"ymir friendship it is a pleasure to say . . . "Thanks" . . . and to wish you abundant Joy at Christmastime. • • L B. DILLARD Gent’s Furnishings COMPLIMENTS At Christmastime TO OUR GOOD FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS MORRISON FURNITURE COMPANY To you whose confidence we treasure, we sincerely wish a Christmas of great joy c **\x K CHANDLER’S GARAGE H. G. Chandler * o • - * u j •• • # # * 9 9 0 *0*» 9 9 .0 0 0*0*, [0 * * - 0 • * •* * • _ k # 9 m. t 9 * * * * * 9 9 • 0 h 9 0 * 99 0* 0 ' *9 S:v/.lm*i»*X-v ••'.'•.V-mfflKS;.-;';:; *0 9 * 0 # * 0, 0 * 0 0 0 - 0 • r |lt Is o genuine pleosure at the Holiday Season to deport from the usual business I routine and wish you and yours A Merry Christmas CLINTON SERVICE STATION GULF PRODUCTS OerroC Mason and Charles Yean* e**- THE CLINTON CHRONICLE c Thursday December 20, 1951 Nations' Customs Widely Varied On Christmas Day In nearly all of the civilized world December 25 is a red letter day. Peoples of all nationalities and religions celebrate the birth of Christ. The customs of the many nations are aa varied as the peo ples and their faiths are different. In the Scandinavian countries, a Christmas tree made of a sheaf of wheat bound to a pole, is raised for 0 ^ ' i v r .w.X-XvMti the winter birds. In Norway, rice pudding ;s always an Important item on the menu for the Christmas dinner. One almond is baked in the pudding and the person who finds the almond in his portion is always the first to get married. Chinese children make odd stock ings by sewing three pieces of muslin together, and hang them up on Christmas Eve to hold the gifts brought by Lan Khoong-Khoong, which means “Nice Old Father” to them, Santa Claus to us. The “old-fashioned” American Christmas, while reflecting the tra ditions of many countries, most closely resembles the traditional English Christmas, complete with plum pudding, mistletoe, carolers. By Shirley Sargent TJARLEY DAVIS was always ** wanting something. He knew Christmas was only two weeks off, but he just itched to buy a gondola car for his electric train. One day he ditched his little sister, Char lene, and hurried down town. Ha spent his entire monthly allowance jand all hi$ sayings for a blue gon dola car. Harley hoped his mother wouldn’t be angry because he had been gene all afternoon. He hoped. Contrary to his expectations, Mrs. Davis was jovial, teasing him, and even, to his immense relief, keep ing Charlene away from his pack- cage. Charlene was five and a pest to Harley, because he was nine and grown up. Helping mother with the dishes that night was al most fun, Harley thought, she was so friendly and nice. Then it hap pened. “Harley/ his mother said ten derly, “Don’t tell me what you bought unless you want to, but what did you get for Charlene?" Harley ,was stunned. He wished she wouldn’t smile at him—couldn’t she see he was trying to think? “Nothing, mom,” he stammered, “I bought a gondola car.” “Oh,” she Wiped a plate slowly,. “I thought you had been Christmas shopping.” Santa ClauS, Jndiana, Received JamouS Mam* Christmas tv*, 1882 Although many towns have names directly or indirectly associated with Christmas, there is but one town named Santa Claus, in Indi ana. Except for a lucky break, the town would have had another name and hence would not have enjoyed the annual fame that it gathers around the Yuletide season. The original intention to name the town Santa Fe fell through when the officials at Washington suggested that the town be named something else, since there was al ready a Sante Fe in New Mexico. On Christmas Eve, in 1882, the citizens held a mass meeting to se lect another name, but every one proposed was discarded for one rea son or another. The meeting was about to break up when Santa Claus, making his yearly visits in the neighborhood, strode into get warm. He was in costume and his arrival put om^ pame in every mind. f / And so the town was named Santa Claus. Christmas Carols Herald Yuletide Immemorially For centuries Christmas Carols have heralded the Yuletide season around the Christian world. Many of them, slightly altered by changing times and customs, have been handed down from one generation to another. A great number probably were lost because they were popular in generations not adequately covered by a written history. Christmas Carols are of two main types—religious and convivial. The religious offer praise to the new born and celebsate the birth of Christ. The convivial exalt mirth and the traditional feasting. The latter is almost an invention of our modern civilization, and few “popular” Yuletide songs manage to return year after year. “Jingle Bells” is one notable exception. “Silent Night,” “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear”, and ”0 Come All Ye Faithful” seem destined to lost forever. ADORATION OF THE SHEP HERDS . . . This striking sculp tural work was done by Andrea del Verrocchio (1435-1488) of Florence, Italy, and is in the National Gallery of Art In Wasb- tngtou, D.C. „r .... y l » m*0 0 00*0 0tm0 0t+% ‘ WWXW/AVAVAVS-' •T/.vr.V.T.V.T* — ■ Once again we take time out to say "Merry . • • i Chrisitmas and a bright New Year to each and every one of you. We are grateful beyond words for your friendship and for your confidence. We assure you we will strive, as in the past, to serve you in the best manner possible. "i May the New Year bring you a full measure of good health, prosperity and happiness. S. W. SUMEREL AGENT — AETNA LIFE Clinton, S. C. ) Harley was stunned. He wished she wouldn’t smile at hini. “I guess I spent all my money; I guess I sort of forgot about Christ mas presents,” Harley hung his head. “Yes, I guess you did,” she an swered and that was all she said about it, but he felt terrible. He didn’t even unwrap his new car. Gee, he’d really pulled a dumb trick this time, Harley thought miserably. He’d always bought them presents, but he’d completely torgotten it. Well, he’d have to earn some money; oven his piggy bank was empty. He earned n quarter the next morning shoveling snow, but he had to take cere at Charlene most of the time. ‘LIE TRIED to get e job the next ** day, with no luck, and when he found a dime in the snow Charlene grabbed it, yelling “Finders keep ers . . .” He was so furious, he felt like choking her. Instead he made her a big snow house on the sidewalk, right in everybody’s way, but people didn’t seem to mind. Then the apartment lady with her little girls stopped to ad mire it. “How old are you, Harley?’ ’she asked. “Nine,” he said proudly. *T wonder,” she smiled, “I won der if you could take care of my little girls this afternoon? Harley started to tell her gosh no, but she interrupted, saying she’d pay him 25c an hour. Harley was so surprised he leaned against the snow house, knocking part of it down. “Why sure, I’d be glad to,” he said. Harley worked hard that after noon, doing everything three little girls could think of and he could build. Once in a while the lady would wave to him from the apart ment window, but he was usually too busy to look up. She paid him a whole dollar and asked if be would take care of the children again the next day. Harley, tired as he was, managed to say “Yes.” His mother teased him about being a baby sitter, and was he going to charge her for taking care of Charlene? Harley didn’t mind; aft er all he had a cash capital of $1.29. Although it rained the following day, Harley earned another dollar taking care of the little girls in the apartment That afternoon, with his mother’s blessing, he went Christmas shop ping. He felt proud to pay for the presents with money he had earned. He had the packages gift- wrapped and put them under the tree without telling his mother what he had gotten. Christmas morning the floor was littered with gay papers, children’s toys and Harley’s electric train. He opened the box and put the gondola on the track. It looked keen. Then mother handed him another package. ‘T bought you a gon dola car a long time ago,” she ex- olained, “But of course I had to velum it. I think you’ve earned inis, it!QU?h.” Harley ;nnned at his mother as he peeled the paper off. He knew .'lu»t i ** nieart. “A tank carV’ ( • 1 'Gf morn, just wha* May your be as satisfying os a HOLIDAY EVENING MERRY CHRISTMAS — HAPPY NEW YEAR! 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